You’ve probably seen your council declare a climate emergency, or heard one of the many companies recently state their Net-Zero intentions. But what does Net-Zero mean, and how does being Net-Zero apply to a human? The UK Government, and all those who have signed up for the Paris Accord have the legally binding objective to […]
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THE FORGOTTEN SQUADRON. AN UNFORGETTABLE EPISODE.
My Grandad didn’t like to talk about his experiences during the war but he did write them down. I thought I’d share his personal account of an unforgettable episode in the conflict with Japan during the Second World War.
Air Pollution Widget for Brentford
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COVID-19: A Pause for Global Dimming?
The sky is so clear today, isn’t it? Global Dimming is an interesting phenomenon. The effects of contrails and black carbon in the air are thought to block the sun rays coming to earth and therefore reduce the greenhouse effect. The last time we saw such a restriction in contrails was just after 9/11 which […]
In the news!
Darren Moore, local Ealing campaigner.
Let’s help give Chiswick back it’s villagey feel
The traffic along the High Road in Chiswick ruins the lovely villagey character and cafe culture that Chiswick once had. Sitting outside the High Road Brasserie I’m struggling to hear my companion over the noise of a truck accelerating past and the delicate flavours of my blueberry pancakes spoilt by the taste of diesel fumes […]
Are you a Community Ghost?
Deborah Orr’s lovely article in the Guardian this week ‘Value your health: head for the inner city, and swerve the ‘burbs’ got me thinking. Her premise is that people who live in the Inner City are healthier than people, like me in Ealing, who live in the ‘burbs’. The reason? Because people in the Inner Cities […]
Clean Air Day
It’s National Clean Air Day today, so I wrote the following letter to my MP. Hi Ruth, Congratulations on your re-election to represent the people of Chiswick again. I am extremely concerned about the air pollution situation in this country and the lack of will by the current Government to address this with a cohesive […]
PC World Customer Service Problems
Update on the PCWorld DPD eCommerce problems. 25/04/2017 @ 9:30 Soon after I published my blog post about PCWorld’s terrible customer service I started receiving some strange comments on it. At first, I thought they were a friend messing around with me. So I thought nothing of it but they kept on coming and they were […]
Justice & The Science of Climate Change
It was an honour to speak alongside Energy Expert Steve Pye and Pastor Mark Melluish at St Paul’s Church last night. Here are my slides from my part of the talk, with audio and video following from St Paul’s soon.